Photo albums
Baker Lake
Photos from hiking the Baker Lake Trail with Euri and Caitlin: old-growth forest, thick moss, and Mount Baker showing up over the lake.
Joshua Tree National Park
Photos from our visit to Joshua Tree National Park on Euri's birthday trip to Palm Springs: cholla cactus, granite boulders, and Joshua trees.
The Brothers
Climbing The Brothers in the Olympics: Lena Lake, the Valley of the Silent Men, mountain goats, the Hourglass scramble, and a summit view of Puget Sound.
Lookout Mountain Preserve
Lookout Mountain in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve: a short, steep local hike with cacti, saguaros, and a full view of the Valley under a cloudy sky.
Mount Washington
Mount Washington in the Olympics: the less famous neighbor of Mount Ellinor, with a barely-there trail, July snow in the clouds, and a glissade back down.
Flatiron via Siphon Draw
Flatiron via Siphon Draw in the Superstitions: six miles and 2,600+ feet of gain, a big scramble to the summit slab, then a steak at Goldfield Ghost Town.
Blanca Lake
Blanca Lake in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness: a long gravel drive, switchbacks, and a glacier-fed turquoise lake where we camped in the driftwood.
Vesper Peak, Failed
Our failed Vesper Peak attempt: a mellow forest start, a scramble past Headlee Pass, and lunch at turquoise Vesper Lake instead of the summit.
Shi Shi Beach
Shi Shi Beach on the Olympic coast: a Makah permit stop, a boardwalk trail, and a beach campout with my dad near Point of the Arches and its tide pools.